Dame Pattie is an International 12-metre class racing yacht built for the America's Cup challenge series in 1967.
[1][2] The 1967 challenge cost $2 million and was funded by an Australian syndicate headed by Emil Christensen,[2][3] and represented the Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron.
[5] Due to the restrictions on use of equipment and materials sourced from outside the defenders country, the Australian syndicate had to obtain permission from the New York Yacht Club to buy the edge grain fir from Stone Brothers Logging, Maple Bay, Vancouver Island, British Columbia.
[6] Dame Pattie subsequently underwent a major refit which included a full reconstruction below decks to provide cabins, galley etc.
[6] In 2008 Dame Pattie was purchased by the Danish architect - Mads Buhl, who brought the Yacht to the French Riviera,[2] where she is still sailing as well as being prepared for future participation in Regattas within the Classic 12MR fleet.